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The corporation's buses will also be reconfigured
to cater to a number of other situations that might
arise with the disabled, he said.
Cadiz said the visually impaired and disabled will
not only have access to PTSC's Elderly and Differ-
ently-Abled Mobile (Eldamo) buses with their guide
dogs, but other modes of transport as well, such as
ferries, and buildings like the Licensing Office will
be retrofitted to accommodate service dogs.
Executive officer of the T&T Blind Welfare Asso-
ciation Kenneth Suratt said on US buses the seats
directly behind the driver were reserved for blind
people. He said he wanted that aspect of American
culture to be ingrained in Trinidadians so that people
are educated to get up and allow a blind person to
sit.Suratt said the Hyatt Regency was probably the
only hotel in T&T that allows service animals to stay
with their owners and this was the hotel's policy
internationally.
The association's welfare rehab officer, Lakhan
Seepersad, said the long period of quarantine, which
has since been eliminated, had negatively affected
the visually-impaired and their service animals.
Council member Felix Cazoe said the dogs' health
deteriorated during the six-month quarantine period
and they sometimes forgot their training. He said
the horse racing fraternity and T&T Kennel Club also
benefited from the removal of the quarantine restric-
tions.
President of the T&T Guide Dog Association, Colin
Ng Wai, says when a dog reaches maturity at around
18 months and demonstrates progress in his training
he is neutered.
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Ng Wai said the main reason for spaying
or neutering guide dogs was to prevent any
distractions, such as if the dog detected a
female dog in heat and his animal instincts
overrode his training.
Chair of the association, Samantha
Jaimungal, said several breeds and cross-
breeds were used in the programme, such
as labradors and even poodles, because their
hair was similar to humans, thereby elim-
inating allergy problems.
Jaimungal said labrador and poodle crosses
were used for their desired traits and
labradors and golden retrievers were crossed
because the golden retriever was more will-
ing to serve.
Secretary of the association, Abigail Cezair,
said the dogs are put in certain scenarios
where they learn how to walk away from
a potential hazard, pull their owner away
from the path of a car or look for an obstacle
at a curb.
Animal behaviourist Kristel-Marie Ram-
nath said the infrastructure in T&T was not
conducive to walking any dog in public, far
less an assistant dog. She said many roads
lacked a pavement and some of those that
had pavements did not have the lowered
curb for wheelchairs or other access.
She said the designs of some vehicles for
public transport might also have to change
to accommodate a visually-impaired person
with their dog. Ramnath said restaurants
might also want to consider designating a
special area.
Cultural change needed in T&T
Kokua gently but firmly pulls Lingo away from the
stairs to one of T&T's few ramps.
The association's welfare rehab
officer, Lakhan Seepersad, said the
long period of quarantine, which has
since been eliminated, had negatively
affected the visually-impaired and
their service animals.